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2.5. Biodiversity of Management Area 2.5.1 Ecosystems Glovers Reef Marine Reserve – Management Plan Whilst national ecosystem mapping gives a broad overview of the ecosystems to be found on Glover’s Reef Atoll (Meerman, 2004), more intensive studies have provided a finer detail more useful for management planning (Mumby and Harborne,1999). Under this study, a classification scheme was developed which identifies eighteen different ecosystem categories within the Atoll: Marine Ecosystems Glover’s Reef Atoll is one of four atolls of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System (MBRS), the longest Barrier reef system in the Western hemisphere. Stretching from the Yucatan to the south of Belize, the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef is recognized as one of 233 ecoregions with biodiversity and representational values considered outstanding on a global scale, and recommended as a priority area for conservation (Olson & Dinerstein, 1998; Roberts, 2001, Kramer and Kramer, 2002). Glover’s Reef Atoll has been identified by WWF as the best developed coral atoll in the Western Atlantic, and a “highest priority” Ecoregional Biodiversity Priority Area (Kramer & Kramer, 2002). It lies 45km from the mainland and is surrounded on all sides by a sharply defined reef (Stoddart, 1962), with an interior lagoon that is highlighted for the high number and density of patch reefs (with over 800 recorded). Ecosystem mapping divides the Atoll ecosystems into six major ecosystem categories, each with a number of subcategories (Table 12; Map 3). These are further categorized by Mumby et. al. (Table 13). Table 12: Ecosystems of Glover’s Reef Atoll Fore Reef Patch Reef Other Reef Shallow Lagoon Floor Other Habitats Caribbean Open Sea With sparse massive and encrusting corals With dense massive and encrusting corals Dense patch reef Diffuse patch reef Reef crest Low relief spur and groove With sparse seagrass With medium density seagrass With dense seagrass Cayes Sand and sparse seagrass Bathyal Mesopelagic The windward reef is very well developed, with many of the shallow spurs bare of living coral and encrusted with coralline algae (Stoddart 1962). The leeward reef is narrower, and the spurs and grooves are not as well developed (James & Ginsburg 1979). The reef crest forms a ridge of living coral separating the reef front from the reef flat. The reef flat, which is not more than 4 m deep, is covered with white coarse-grained sand stabilized locally by sea grass. Directly in the lee of the reef crest is a pavement zone about 10 to 100 m wide comprised of cemented reef rubble with some scattered coral growth (James & Ginsburg 1979). Wildtracks / Wildlife Conservation Society, 2007 27
Map 3: Ecosystems of Glover’s Reef Marine Reserve (Living Seascapes, WCS, 2006) Glovers Reef Marine Reserve – Management Plan Wildtracks / Wildlife Conservation Society, 2007 28
Page 1 and 2: g Plan Photographs: Glover’s Atol
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4.4.2 Management Zones Glovers Reef
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Conservation Zone The Conservation
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Natural Resource Management Program
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References Glovers Reef Marine Rese
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Bird Species of Glover’s Reef Ato
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